Part of the Poetry Project Read Psalm 20 first What Would it Mean to Hear You? What would it mean to hear you answer in the day of trouble? To hear a word, a response from You after all our cries for protection, after all our sacrifices and offerings, after all our waiting and longing, … More What Would It Mean to Hear You?
Today we had our first ever ZOOM meeting with 7 prayer warriors. We had one more than usual, and for 55 minutes we prayed for one thing—revival. All went well until the very end when ZOOM failed on one end, and for two others, Comporium failed. Just one of those things? Just the kind of … More Do Not Grow Weary in Doing Good
Sanctifying the Night — Sheep Who Listen Volume 1 Day 14 “We who are His sheep, hear His voice. We know that He has called us by name. Know then, that the Lord is God; it is He who made us and we are His. We are His people, the sheep of His pasture. And … More At Rest in The Shepherd’s Pen
A Morning Call to Worship — Always Worthy of Praise Volume 1 Day 14 When Morning Gilds the Skies When morning gilds the skies my heart awaking cries: may Jesus Christ be praised! Alike at work and prayer, to Jesus I repair: may Jesus Christ be praised! Does sadness fill my mind? A solace here … More When Morning Gilds the Skies
A Call to Sanctify the 27th Day of April Volume 1, Day 6 “May the morning light cause you to lift up your eyes to the hills from where your help comes from. May all the hope you need come from the Lord who made the heavens and the earth. And may your heart know … More Even While You Slept–He Was Preparing Mercies for You
Continuing to prepare our hearts for the events of Good Friday and Easter [Listen to the sound file while you read — two inches to the right of this line on this page, marked “Aubre’s Gift”] The Savior is betrayed with the kiss of a friend. Adapted from the accounts of Mt 26:47-56; Mk 14:43-50; … More Feeling Betrayed During Holy Week
How many times have I read the book of Isaiah? And still I am nearly blind! Over the last 45 years, I have probably read the famous Jewish prophet at between 20-25 times. Over the last two years, I have probably read Isaiah 64:1-4 at least 350 times. It is taped to the outside of … More Seeing What I Had Never Seen though I Had Seen it Before a Hundred Times
Abounding in Love Back in May, I had the privilege of preaching on Philippians 1:9-11, Paul’s prayer for the Philippians. Paul reveals the content of his prayer whenever he remembers the faithfulness of the Philippians. He starts with . . . “That your love may abound” Having an abounding love for people and for the … More Being Known for an Abounding Love
Monday Musings How do we learn to worship God? David shows us the way. My soul thirsts for you (v. 1) My soul faints for you, I have looked for you in the sanctuary (v. 2) So David, in the wilderness of Judah hunted God with his soul and with passion, and here in this … More How Worship Begins
I was reminded of this sculpture as I thought about all the subtractions and deletions and upheaval of the last few months. (7-22-2020) “Melancholy” The artist’s name is Albert Gyorgy. He is Romanian, lives in Switzerland and is semi-reclusive, or at least, it is very difficult to get much information on him. For me, his … More Sorrow and Loss
